In The Books

The State Championships in football are finished. Rocky Mount and Southern Nash both lost out to South Johnson who for a while yesterday looked like they were going to win. They lead 28-7 in the second quarter until Shelby got their game going and won 42-28.

Southwest Edgecombe can sit around and think of what could have been as Reidsville won their third straight 2-AA title 28-6 over Newton-Conover who was the team that beat Tarboro last year. The Cougars almost pulled off the upset of Reidsville two weeks ago.

North Edgecombe can say it took the State Champion to beat us. Wallace Rose Hill beat (Mayberry)Mount Airy 38-37.

Tonight on WHIG-TV I will host the 2-A State champion Tarboro Vikings. it gets under way at 8.00pm.

This is really hard to believe that the Heisman trophy was won by Alabama for the first time last night.

I hope you had a chance to watch the Appalachian State -Montana game last night. Playing in the snow in Missoula Montana. There will not be a bowl game this year as good as that game. App St was stopped on the four yard line on the last play of the game.

How is your memory? Who is the most famous basketball player ever from Missoula Montana that played in the ACC? Mike Lewis he played for Duke in the late 60's when Vic Bubus had Duke basketball on the map. He played with he likes of Bob Verga, Steve Vasendak and the most famous 6th man in ACC history. Fred Lind, Lind hardly ever played but he had two of the greatest backup efforts in the ACC tournament history. Seems when ever C D Chesley which use to be the ACC Basketball network lights went on Lind started playing out of his mind.

Mike Lewis was only six feet seven inches tall, if my memory serves me correctly he lead the ACC in rebounding two of his three varsity years. I know you are asking how do I remember that he was from Missoula? Back then as a teenager they would always introduce the line ups and when ever they would say Mike Lewis from Missoula Montana I would think. Where in the world is Missoula Montana?